Roland Hill's reforms for the postal system began in May 1840 when the first adhesive stamps came into use- the Penny Black and Twopenny Blue- a flat rate charge to any part of Great Britain. These stamps needed to be cut out with scissors. Then in 1854 the Penny Red was introduced that had perforated edges. Postcards with stamps already printed on them were issued in1870; pictorial postcards were allowed from 1894.
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